After more than three months sidelined, I am now fit enough to play. From this months without playing, I have learned that my love towards soccer is immense. I say this because of my willpower to resist to do somethings and because of every treatment I received because I wanted. I got 10 injections (1 of them placed at Lunahuana for 1 sol and three by someone I did not know in Punta Sal), I we t to therapy three times a week, I swam three times a week, I did some specific stretching every day and I even rubbed some egg white twice a day during the last month in the surface of my injury to provide more protein to the muscles and tendons. In these months I've noticed that my willpower is huge and that I am capable of doing things that I never thought I could.

I've ran slowly some short distances for the past week to complete my treatment, and I really excited because I am going to my first training session today after months of being sidelined.

Finally, I remark my new vision as a footballer, I now see soccer more as a coach, thanks to this injury, I've dedicated time to the analysis of football and I came up with a future potential idea to run a youth soccer team in Lima. The whole idea is behind the concept that most soccer clubs just choose the players that have the most chances to win the match, which at a general overview isn't important for the development of the sport in our country. Instead, we should develop those that have the most potential to grow and be professional footballers with chances of joining top european clubs and leading our country to a World Cup. This is just an idea, but now I think about it most of the time, and I am looking forward to conduct it when I graduate from university.

Gonzalo I had no idea you injury was that serious and its a shame that you spent so many months without playing soccer which seems to be your greatest passion! On the other hand, its great that from that experience you got inspired to take something good out of it and want to help others. Your idea is great and maybe you could make it one of your independent projects for the Innovation Academy.

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